Laid off twice in Canada, then a $73K Revenue & Operations offer: Utban’s story
In short
Utban was laid off twice in Canada in two and a half years, both times in cuts his managers said had nothing to do with him. He joined the coaching in December, while a lot else in his life was happening at once. About three months later he had a Revenue & Operations Specialist offer, which he negotiated from $70K to $73K, with unlimited PTO and benefits from his first day.
- Role
- Revenue & Operations Specialist
- Reported pay
- $73K, negotiated up from $70K
- Also negotiated
- Unlimited PTO (was 14 days); benefits from day one
- Before
- Laid off twice in Canada in 2.5 years
These are one student’s reported results, in their own interview. They are not a promise or a typical outcome: every search is different, and results depend on the person, the field and the market.
The interview
He got laid off twice in 🇨🇦 | $73,000 offer?!
Watch on YouTube (opens in a new tab)Where Utban started
Utban was laid off twice in Canada in the last two and a half years. Both times his direct managers said almost 100 people had been let go and that they had tried to keep him. It was not about him, but there were people who made fun of him for it.
The second layoff came in October, at a time when a lot else was happening in his life at once. He says managing life and work together was difficult.
What changed
He found the coaching on Instagram, where he had been following Ishank for a while, and enrolled.
He could not attend the live classes, but the part of the coaching he valued most was the interview presentation. The process for this role ran six rounds, seven counting a test. In the second-to-last round he presented to a senior manager and a VP, and afterwards sent them LinkedIn connection requests, as he does after every interview.
The senior manager asked him to share the presentation, and he could see it was forwarded to at least 20 people, who opened and downloaded it. In the final round he had decided not to present, and the CRO asked him to talk through the presentation anyway. He had never made an interview presentation before.
Where the coaching came in
When Utban did his first mock interview, it had to be scheduled outside the normal coaching hours, and his coach made that happen.
Your title is not your life. You are bigger than that and keep working yourself.
The result
Utban received a Revenue & Operations Specialist offer about three months after joining in December. The company offered $70K; he negotiated it to $73K, took his paid time off from 14 days to unlimited, and moved his benefits from after probation to day one.
At the time of the interview he also had another opportunity in his pipeline.
These are one student’s reported results, in their own interview. They are not a promise or a typical outcome: every search is different, and results depend on the person, the field and the market.